New Zealand's cute infosec con (& book publishers) ✨
October 30-31, 2026 in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington, New Zealand)
Kawaiicon
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Kawaiicon is back for 2026 and while we get a lot done with volunteer help, Wellington City Council don't accept venue payment in high fives 🙏.
The 2026 Kawaiicon Call for Sponsors is open!
If you want a copy of our sponsor pack, throw us an email at [email protected].
Maybe teach granny how to pop a Sonos smart speaker over Christmas lunch? Or entertain the cousins with stories about how malware is made?
It's fun for the whole family!
Good morning, hacker friends! See y'all soon for day 2!
Cozy up to our camping llama buddy and be amazed by some legit codebreaking gear!
If you wanna re-live the magic ✨ or catch a talk you missed: we will do *something* for recordings once we have cleared it with speakers and sorted them out!
We shall update here once they are available!
Time to relax, hacker friends!
See you at the movies, or at our @cahoots.nz & Chill hangout in the Renouf!
Wanna re-live the ✨kawaii ✨ magic? Well lucky ducks, guess what we have prepared!
All of the Kawaiicon 3 talks are up on YouTube! Check em out!
youtube.com/@kawaiiconnz
Well, that's a wrap folks. The sparkles are gone, the llama is packed up.
See you at Leroy's for the after party! 🤘
kawaiicon.org
Kawaiicon 4: October 30-31, 2026
let the magical con ritual begin!
Feel that? Yes, that is your sixth sense telling you: The Kawaiicon 2026 Call For Participation (CFP) is open! kawaiicon.org/cfp
Want to be part of our chaotic gaggle and theatrical show? It could be a talk, or any flavor of whimsical fun for the hallway con or satellite events.
CFP closes 7 Aug.
If you wanna know more about your badge and how to recycle it after the con, check out the details here: kawaiicon.org/badges/
Or if you are NZ, plant it yourself! Just rip it up, plant it, and watch your hacker flowers grow.
